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I know I’ve fallen off the blog-wagon as of late, but I’ve been busy – making and doing!

Several months ago I made some fleecy Hokie blankets – I guess I can’t say I made them, but I cut the fabric and sewed on satin trim and then added a little embroidered label. I made identical blankies for two little girls, so I put their nick-names on each so they wouldn’t get mixed up.

A few weeks ago I got a notion to put something on our bare bathroom walls. I used some scrapbook paper and my handy-dandy X-acto knife and made some really simple papercut “art” to fill those empty spaces. Turned out alright… I like paper cutting, but I need practice and better ideas…I have to keep it simple for now, since my skills are pretty limited.

I accidentally cracked the glass when I was putting it back in the frame, but otherwise, they turned out pretty cute…

Who is “From the Hills”?

To explain the blog title: I was born and raised in the Appalachian mountains of Southwestern Virginia and although I am now displaced, I still love and have pride in my family's Appalachian heritage and my rural upbringing. In college I met an amazing Filipino fella whom I married - interestingly enough, this union gave me the last name "dela Cuesta", which, if you know your Spanish, means "of the hill" or "from the hill". This blog chronicles some of my adventures and interests and helps me keep in touch with friends and family (in the most remote sense of the phrase "keep in touch"). Enjoy!